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<blockquote data-quote="Hana ♥" data-source="post: 159193" data-attributes="member: 27045"><p>Hey Ellie!</p><p></p><p>I have never been in your situation before, but I wanted to drop a message to encourage you, whatever you choose to do! It must have been really difficult to face those situations during your degree - a law degree is difficult enough, nevermind experiencing such debilitating health problems along with it.</p><p></p><p>In terms of advice - how far into the application stage do you get to? How much do you leverage your experiences? If you have a 2:1, then you should be okay grades-wise. And even if you don't, the firms<strong> will</strong> take into consideration your extenuating circumstances. If you are getting to interview stages, it might not be the grades, but your interviewing technique.</p><p></p><p>Even if it's a grade lower than 2:1, you should be okay for paralegal work, because it will be your experience beyond your grades that will matter in getting a role. If you do not have any that you gathered during you undergraduate degree (which is perfectly understandable), or even during your A-Levels (prizes, etc, anything that would demonstrate your passions or skills), some options would include volunteering, tutoring, or approaching some local law firms personally and offer to do some free work.</p><p></p><p>In terms of going to the US, would you just sit the bar, or would you go to law school to become a JD? Law school there is much different, and you might be upheld to certain grade requirements, i.e. your undergraduate results. Additionally, to qualify, you would have to meet <a href="https://www.nybarexam.org/Eligible/Eligibility.htm" target="_blank">this criteria</a>.</p><p>If it's just sitting the bar, it would seem like a better decision would be to study here and impress with your SQE results. You probably already have some legal knowledge in this jurisdiction from your degree, so it would be much easier for you. And cheaper!</p><p></p><p>I'm more than happy to look at some of your applications and give you some pointers, drop me a message.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hana ♥, post: 159193, member: 27045"] Hey Ellie! I have never been in your situation before, but I wanted to drop a message to encourage you, whatever you choose to do! It must have been really difficult to face those situations during your degree - a law degree is difficult enough, nevermind experiencing such debilitating health problems along with it. In terms of advice - how far into the application stage do you get to? How much do you leverage your experiences? If you have a 2:1, then you should be okay grades-wise. And even if you don't, the firms[B] will[/B] take into consideration your extenuating circumstances. If you are getting to interview stages, it might not be the grades, but your interviewing technique. Even if it's a grade lower than 2:1, you should be okay for paralegal work, because it will be your experience beyond your grades that will matter in getting a role. If you do not have any that you gathered during you undergraduate degree (which is perfectly understandable), or even during your A-Levels (prizes, etc, anything that would demonstrate your passions or skills), some options would include volunteering, tutoring, or approaching some local law firms personally and offer to do some free work. In terms of going to the US, would you just sit the bar, or would you go to law school to become a JD? Law school there is much different, and you might be upheld to certain grade requirements, i.e. your undergraduate results. Additionally, to qualify, you would have to meet [URL='https://www.nybarexam.org/Eligible/Eligibility.htm']this criteria[/URL]. If it's just sitting the bar, it would seem like a better decision would be to study here and impress with your SQE results. You probably already have some legal knowledge in this jurisdiction from your degree, so it would be much easier for you. And cheaper! I'm more than happy to look at some of your applications and give you some pointers, drop me a message. [/QUOTE]
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